Table 2 Examples of Concept Inventories (CIs) targeting different biological disciplines and topics
Discipline | Topic | Concept Inventory | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Cell biology | Meiosis | MCI: Meiosis Concept Inventory | Kalas, O’Neill, Pollock, and Birol (2013) |
Cell biology | Osmosis and diffusion | Osmosis and Diffusion Conceptual Assessment | Fisher, Williams, and Lineback (2011) |
Physiology | Homeostasis | HCI: Homeostasis Concept Inventory | McFarland, Price, Wenderoth, Martinková, and Cliff (2017) |
Physiology | Photosynthesis and respiration | Unnamed: Two-tier multiple-choice instrument | Haslam and Treagust (1987) |
Genetics | Various ideas | GCA: Genetics Concept Assessment | Smith, Wood, and Knight (2008) |
Genetics | Dominance | DCI: Dominance Concept Inventory | Abraham, Perez, and Price (2014) |
Genetics | The central dogma | CDCI: Central Dogma Concept Inventory | Newman, Snyder, Fisk, and Wright (2016) |
Genetics | Lac Operon | LOCI: Lac Operon Concept Inventory | Stefanski, Gardner, and Seipelt-Thiemann (2016) |
Evolution | Evolutionary Change | ACORNS: Assessment of COntextual Reasoning about Natural Selection | Nehm, Beggrow, Opfer, and Ha (2012) |
Evolution | Genetic Drift | GEDI: GEnetic Drift Inventory | Price et al. (2014) |